From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts--an utterly spellbinding tale about a woman who though battered in both body and spirit can never lose Hope...Tory Bodeen grew up in South Carolina in a small run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt--and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. But she had Hope who lived in the big house just a short skip away and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn't allowed to be at home: a child. After young Hope's brutal murder unsolved to this day Tory's life began to fall apart. And now as she returns to her hometown with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop she is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of the past. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle--Hope's older brother and the heir to the family fortune--she isn't sure whether the tragic loss they share will unite them or drive them apart. But she is willing to open her heart just a little and try. Living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than Tory could ever have expected however. Because Hope's murderer is nearby as well...
